Gonodonta sinaldus

Gonodonta sinaldus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Gonodonta
Species: G. sinaldus
Binomial name
Gonodonta sinaldus
Guenée, 1852

The Moonseed Fruitpiecer (Gonodonta sinaldus) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Mexican border north to Concan in the Texas Hill Country. There are sporadic records north to at least Dallas, south at least to Trinidad and Colombia.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. There are probably continuous generations.

The larvae feed on Moonseed vine.


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